I am not normally one to defend someone else’s work, particularly when it’s getting rave reviews in most circles. Yet some recent unfounded criticism that caught my eye warrants further discussion. When I saw the campaign in question, my first reaction was more along the lines of “I wish I had done that” as opposed [...]
Category Archives: Inspiration
2010.07.22 – 11:21 pm
Thoughts from the Ad Age Small Agency Conference
The Hot Tomali team is back from a few days in New Orleans, having attended the fantastic Ad Age Small Agency Conference that brought together small agencies from across the continent to share insights and strategies on how to be better at what we do. Aside from feeling pretty proud about being the only double [...]
2009.11.27 – 11:31 am
Cookin’ for a Cause II: Lasagne
I learned two very important things this week:
The guys at Hot Tomali have very ravenous appetites, and
Making two pans of lasagne in one go is a real pain in the ass.
At the end of October, I created a team and convinced the boys of Hot Tomali to grow moustaches in the name of prostate cancer. [...]
2009.10.26 – 1:52 pm
Some New Halloween Costume Ideas from Hot Tomali
Halloween is on its way, and we’ve been relentlessly searching the web for some great costume inspiration.
So far, we’ve found stuff like transformers.
TIE Fighters.
Crayons, if you have a horse.
iPhones!
Glow in the dark stickpeople.
Disabled superheroes.
Birth.
Controversial illegal aliens.
And animal cruelty.
But what about costumes designed for those in the marketing industry? Costumes for the social media enthusiasts, the [...]
2009.10.16 – 2:27 pm
Cookin’ for a Cause
When the office cries for a chili luncheon, they come crying to me. And knowing that the chili bowls in the office would be full for a good cause, I didn’t have a difficult time stepping up to the plate.
On Friday afternoon, as part of Hot Tomali’s commitment to United Way, we all took a [...]
2009.10.02 – 6:19 pm
A Place to Call Headquarters
On June 15th Hot Tomali officially moved into our own building at 1441 E Pender St. This move was a big step for the little agency that I started in the living room of a one bedroom West End apartment in the summer of 1998. Since then, we’ve upgraded our work spaces a few times [...]
2009.09.28 – 3:17 pm
Patience is a virtue…
Every six months or so I come back to this video and watch it from start to finish two or three times in a row. Not only am I partial to the art form, but also I am fascinated by the amount of patience the artist was able to summon to complete this artistic feat. [...]
2009.09.15 – 2:19 pm
How much is $71.36 worth?
We’re a pretty conscious bunch here at Hot Tomali. We take transit to work, we recycle our Styrofoam, we get together at 7:00 am on a Saturday morning to tackle the Grouse Grind. So how hypocritical is it that I, Project Manager, used to contradict all the good we Hot Tomalians do by smoking a [...]
2009.09.09 – 6:01 pm
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? … No, it’s a 2-year-old on a Kiddimoto
Learning to ride a bike is one of the most valuable skills a child can learn, helping them master the art of balance, a skill crucial to so many other physical activities and sports. Not to mention there is just something plain magical about riding a bike, what with the wind in your hair, and [...]
2009.04.17 – 9:17 pm
Ride to Conquer Cancer
It’s difficult today to find someone whose life hasn’t been affected in some way by cancer. In 2009 alone, an estimated 171,000 new cases will be diagnosed in Canada, and some 75,000 people will lose their battle. This is an epidemic that cannot be ignored. We all must find a way to find a cure.
The [...]
